Hi everyone, received DDs proposed statement on Saturday morning. Have spent all weekend reading through it and all the reports attached, very upsetting to see in writing how severe her learning difficulties are. It does seem to indicate however that specialist provision is required, so I have decided to go ahead and request a place at special school for her. I notice alot of you mention quantifying the help they need. Statement says 20 hours per week of teaching assistant support (if in mainstream school) but this is the only quantifying statement. There is no mention of allocation of SALT, but in part 2 it says "DDs receptive language skills are delayed by approx 3 years". It does however say under "Appropriate facilities and equipment" - "Those available within a special school", does this mean she will automatically get SALT provision if she is in special school?
Am on my own, so have no-one to discuss with at home and am finding it all very confusing.

Hey sadnog. I feel for you... I remember the frustration involved in getting the damn statement... and getting it in time. My son went through the statementing process last year, and we had all kinds of problems getting the process started, and then it looked like it would be too late to influence which primary school he got a place in, but in the end, after loads of phone calls and going round to see the preson writing it, and then talking it through with DS's SN teacher at nursery, I was happy with it, and he got the place at the right school, and all's well. And then this year, his teacher asked for a review, and his support level was increased. Brilliant! Really, I had thought it was all about saving money and the chance of an increase in support would be non existant, but I was proved totally wrong. I hope it gives you some hope! we live in Hackney.. I hope your borough is as good to you x

Hi all, My dd is changing school in September, so her statement is being redone and updated. Her statementing officer is coming out to my house next Thursday to go through my concerns with me - I was really shocked about this, but quite impressed she was taking the time.

Our concerns were the old questnuts like the statement not quantifying stuff, and bits being written in the wrong part (3 not 5, or the other way round, sorry, I,v not got it in front of me)

Good luck

Thanks to you all for your advice. I am told I should receive proposed statement by 6th July so I will be back to post then and let you all know how it goes.

Thanks Phoenix and vjg - we do have SALT specified, just not how much and how often (I can't remember what the statement says but it's something fluffy like "regular".) They did say that is is part of her educational provision, but is provided by Health. Luckily her school has a Language Unit and are very dynamic so have supported us in pushing for more frequent SALT - it seems our local authority SALT provision consists of 2 people who only work when there is a Z in the month...

Sidge, there is a legal ruling that SALT is an educational need and not a health one. It is mentioned in the SEN code of practice how communication is fundamental to learning. LEAS trot this out as an excuse and my daughter's old HT did too. I think there is info on the IPSEA website. The legal ruling is called the Lancashire judgement.

Now several years on I am awaiting the content of DS's revised statement after his transitional review. This won't be received until October at the earliest.

If I don't agree with Parts 2 and 3 it will certainly go straight back to them no question.

sadnog

We agreed with DS's Statement but only after we had previously met with the LEA staff themselves.

Some PPs are not fully independent of the LEA and can tow the party line with regards to them. The PP I know of works out of the same building!. Not ideal at all.

I would talk instead to someone fully independent of any LEA like IPSEA, ACE or SOS;SEN. Their advice would be more impartial.

sidge if your in the uk it has been prooven that speechis education do not let them fob you of .we have Salt in parts 2 and 3